People think of slavery in the modern sense where people are enslaved against their will, but nowhere does it say “take people against their will and force them to work for you”. When it talks about slavery, it’s about people who would willingly sell themselves to work for a master to survive and be fed, but also to gain wealth or something of value the way Jacob did, or because they’re in debt, or who are taken as prisoners by other nations and if they’re not taken (and then sold) are killed so there’s no uprising People today think of buying slaves only on cruel terms we come to know. I believe in 200-300 years, people will view those who own pets the same way. It will be seen as cruel that we thought we could keep pets in our homes, and it will be talked about how we “trained them”, removed their private parts, fed them cheap trash food instead of what they naturally should be eating, etc. but what people miss is that if you don’t take in many of those pets, they will be put to death, just like slaves taken by other nations would be, or most will starve out in the world, etc. Same with buying slaves. There were many positives for the slaves and most would sell themselves because most people were living in poverty and trying to survive
Lawyers apply older laws and presendence to modern cases that aren’t exactly the same, but have a similar underlying case. You might not have an Ox that can gore people, but you might have a dog, and if you know your dog is violent and attacks people and you are careless where they are able to kill someone, it’s the same concept. Similarly, there are many other laws that we can take from it the spirit and underlying justice of it
The bread and wine isn't just a representation or symbolic but should be consecrated by a priest as the living body and blood of Christ. Catholics are not crucifying Christ each mass but celebrating what He did on the cross. May The Good Lord bless you Pastor Skip.
It is for this very reason that Skip read Psalm 19 first. Nevertheless, slavery is indeed a very difficult topic but be encouraged that with further research into scripture as well as social history of the time, you can find understanding and peace. A few pointers to remember: Slaves under Mosaic Law were different from the harshly treated slaves of other societies, more like servants or bondservants. The Bible doesn’t give an endorsement of slave traders but the opposite (1 Timothy 1:10). A slave/bondservant was acquired when a person voluntarily entered into it when he needed to pay off his debts. The Bible recognizes that slavery is a reality in this sin-cursed world and doesn’t ignore it, but instead gives regulations for good treatment by both masters and servants and reveals they are equal under Christ. Israelites could sell themselves as a slave/bondservant to have their debts covered, make a wage, have housing and be set free after six years. Foreigners could sell themselves as a slave/bondservant as well. Biblical Christians led the fight to abolish slavery as we know it. And most important is to pray for wisdom to understand and to remember that God is Love and God is Just.
No, this is utter bullshit. Your book is crap that says you can beat your slave as long as they don’t die within a day or two because the slave is your property. There was never any period of time when this was ever moral. And can call it indentured servitude for bondservant all you want but no human being has ever been a piece of property. Your Bible is wrong. And btw indentured servitude is also immoral which is why it was outlawed over 100 years ago.
No you’re not taking Exodus 21 it was my fellow Israelites should go out free after six years but the heathen that surrounds them they are yours forever and you can pass them down to your children
slavery was common in the Middle East as far back as ancient Egypt. If God had simply ignored it, then there would have been no rules for their treatment and they could have treated them harshly with no rights. But since they did have rights and rules for their protection, it showed that God cared for them as well. However, this is often misconstrued for an endorsement of slavery, which it is not. God listed slave traders among the worst of sinners in 1 Timothy 1:10 (kidnappers/men stealers/slave traders).
I could be wrong (please explain if so) but to my it sounds like he's trying to justify slavery. Starts talking about laws that are "crazy and out there" such as stabbing a person with the horn of your ox but then says that he's talking about God's laws that are applicable throughout time then immediately goes into the laws about slavery.
People think of slavery in the modern sense where people are enslaved against their will, but nowhere does it say “take people against their will and force them to work for you”. When it talks about slavery, it’s about people who would willingly sell themselves to work for a master to survive and be fed, but also to gain wealth or something of value the way Jacob did, or because they’re in debt, or who are taken as prisoners by other nations and if they’re not taken are killed so there’s no uprising People today think of buying slaves only on cruel terms we come to know. I believe in 200 years, people will view those who own pets the same way. It will be seen as cruel that we thought we could keep pets in our homes, and it will be talked about how we “trained them”, removed their private parts, fed them trash food instead of what they naturally should be eating, etc. but what people miss is that if you don’t take in many of those pets, they will be put to death, just like slaves taken by other nations would be, or most will starve out in the world, etc. Same with buying slaves. There were many positives for the slaves and most would sell themselves because most people were living in poverty and trying to survive
Definitely not justifying slavery. Had God not protected slaves/bondservants by such commands, then many people surrounding them, who did have harsh slavery, would have loved to move in where there were no governing principles as to the treatment of slaves. It would have given a “green light” to slave owners from neighboring areas to come and settle there. But with the rules in place, it discouraged slavery in their realm.
@@alyseceleste the Bible makes it pretty clear it's a slave relationship. They are considered property. And this is referring to fellow Hebrews. The rules for slaves for non-hebrews are far less restrictive. They are slaves for life. The women from tribes the Israelites conquered were required to marry the Israelites (I.E. slave rape).
I am blessed everytime I tune in.
People think of slavery in the modern sense where people are enslaved against their will, but nowhere does it say “take people against their will and force them to work for you”. When it talks about slavery, it’s about people who would willingly sell themselves to work for a master to survive and be fed, but also to gain wealth or something of value the way Jacob did, or because they’re in debt, or who are taken as prisoners by other nations and if they’re not taken (and then sold) are killed so there’s no uprising
People today think of buying slaves only on cruel terms we come to know. I believe in 200-300 years, people will view those who own pets the same way. It will be seen as cruel that we thought we could keep pets in our homes, and it will be talked about how we “trained them”, removed their private parts, fed them cheap trash food instead of what they naturally should be eating, etc. but what people miss is that if you don’t take in many of those pets, they will be put to death, just like slaves taken by other nations would be, or most will starve out in the world, etc. Same with buying slaves. There were many positives for the slaves and most would sell themselves because most people were living in poverty and trying to survive
Lawyers apply older laws and presendence to modern cases that aren’t exactly the same, but have a similar underlying case. You might not have an Ox that can gore people, but you might have a dog, and if you know your dog is violent and attacks people and you are careless where they are able to kill someone, it’s the same concept. Similarly, there are many other laws that we can take from it the spirit and underlying justice of it
The bread and wine isn't just a representation or symbolic but should be consecrated by a priest as the living body and blood of Christ. Catholics are not crucifying Christ each mass but celebrating what He did on the cross. May The Good Lord bless you Pastor Skip.
I was so sad and depressed when I read Exodus 21. I am listening to Pastor Skip now to try and understand this Chapter.
It is for this very reason that Skip read Psalm 19 first. Nevertheless, slavery is indeed a very difficult topic but be encouraged that with further research into scripture as well as social history of the time, you can find understanding and peace. A few pointers to remember:
Slaves under Mosaic Law were different from the harshly treated slaves of other societies, more like servants or bondservants.
The Bible doesn’t give an endorsement of slave traders but the opposite (1 Timothy 1:10). A slave/bondservant was acquired when a person voluntarily entered into it when he needed to pay off his debts.
The Bible recognizes that slavery is a reality in this sin-cursed world and doesn’t ignore it, but instead gives regulations for good treatment by both masters and servants and reveals they are equal under Christ.
Israelites could sell themselves as a slave/bondservant to have their debts covered, make a wage, have housing and be set free after six years. Foreigners could sell themselves as a slave/bondservant as well.
Biblical Christians led the fight to abolish slavery as we know it.
And most important is to pray for wisdom to understand and to remember that God is Love and God is Just.
Thank you for this clarification, I needed it.. I just had trouble understanding the whole thing 😌
No, this is utter bullshit. Your book is crap that says you can beat your slave as long as they don’t die within a day or two because the slave is your property. There was never any period of time when this was ever moral. And can call it indentured servitude for bondservant all you want but no human being has ever been a piece of property. Your Bible is wrong. And btw indentured servitude is also immoral which is why it was outlawed over 100 years ago.
Just wanted to know, was the seventh year the same year for every one? Or when I buy a land this year then my rest year will be 6 years later ?
Amen
Because it was so prevalent and cruel, the New Testament uses the term slave. Yeah, wake me up when it makes sense. Smh
No you’re not taking Exodus 21 it was my fellow Israelites should go out free after six years but the heathen that surrounds them they are yours forever and you can pass them down to your children
slavery was common in the Middle East as far back as ancient Egypt. If God had simply ignored it, then there would have been no rules for their treatment and they could have treated them harshly with no rights. But since they did have rights and rules for their protection, it showed that God cared for them as well. However, this is often misconstrued for an endorsement of slavery, which it is not. God listed slave traders among the worst of sinners in 1 Timothy 1:10 (kidnappers/men stealers/slave traders).
I could be wrong (please explain if so) but to my it sounds like he's trying to justify slavery. Starts talking about laws that are "crazy and out there" such as stabbing a person with the horn of your ox but then says that he's talking about God's laws that are applicable throughout time then immediately goes into the laws about slavery.
Not just you
People think of slavery in the modern sense where people are enslaved against their will, but nowhere does it say “take people against their will and force them to work for you”. When it talks about slavery, it’s about people who would willingly sell themselves to work for a master to survive and be fed, but also to gain wealth or something of value the way Jacob did, or because they’re in debt, or who are taken as prisoners by other nations and if they’re not taken are killed so there’s no uprising
People today think of buying slaves only on cruel terms we come to know. I believe in 200 years, people will view those who own pets the same way. It will be seen as cruel that we thought we could keep pets in our homes, and it will be talked about how we “trained them”, removed their private parts, fed them trash food instead of what they naturally should be eating, etc. but what people miss is that if you don’t take in many of those pets, they will be put to death, just like slaves taken by other nations would be, or most will starve out in the world, etc. Same with buying slaves. There were many positives for the slaves and most would sell themselves because most people were living in poverty and trying to survive
@@SharkAcademy I would agree with the point you made about owning an animal being considered slavery. It kind of is.
Definitely not justifying slavery.
Had God not protected slaves/bondservants by such commands, then many people surrounding them, who did have harsh slavery, would have loved to move in where there were no governing principles as to the treatment of slaves. It would have given a “green light” to slave owners from neighboring areas to come and settle there. But with the rules in place, it discouraged slavery in their realm.
Why did you skip the verses 7-11?! I needed a convenient answer coz this is polygamy!!!
Hahahahaha
50:50
Classic!
Kinda glazed over verse 20 there didn't ya? Hard to explain the allowing of beating slaves. Perhaps God's law isn't "perfect" or "pure".
Is slave and servant interchangeable? New Christian here- just wondering
@@alyseceleste the Bible makes it pretty clear it's a slave relationship. They are considered property. And this is referring to fellow Hebrews. The rules for slaves for non-hebrews are far less restrictive. They are slaves for life. The women from tribes the Israelites conquered were required to marry the Israelites (I.E. slave rape).
@@jakeswanson8579 Any one else for ever as long as they don't Die in 2 Day's why leave that out?
what a joke
what a joke , bible people just are selective in understanding
It will be easier for a camel to get through a eye of a needle than Skip into heaven.
What a wicked thing to say!
Why ?
@@margaretgreen1957 Camel is string or Rope? and why is not wicked is because all you know is wicked.
"With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” Matthew 19:26
I need for you not to politicize the Bible. You “Skipped “ right through that theology school you never attended